page_title: Pied crow
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: Pied crow / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
context_page_description: The pied crow is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus.
  Structurally, the pied crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized raven, especially as it can hybridise with the Somali crow where their ranges meet in the Horn of Africa. Its behaviour, though, is more typical of the Eurasian carrion crows, and it may be a modern link between the Eurasian crows and the common raven.
context_section_description: Pied crows are generally encountered in pairs or small groups, although an abundant source of food may bring large numbers of birds. The species behaves in a similar manner to the hooded and carrion crows. In Dakar, birds have been observed mobbing passing ospreys and snake eagles but avoiding black kites.
caption: In flight
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